Kinji
Kinji is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Kinji Akagawa, American sculptor Kinji Fukasaku (1930–2003), Japanese actor, screenwriter and film director Kinji Imanishi (1902–1992), Japanese scientist Kinji Shibuya (1921–2010), American professional wrestler and actor Kinji Zeniya (銭谷 欽治), Japanese badminton player
Meaning & Origin of Kinji
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kinji is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Kinji Akagawa, American sculptor Kinji Fukasaku (1930–2003), Japanese actor, screenwriter and film director Kinji Imanishi (1902–1992), Japanese scientist Kinji Shibuya (1921–2010), American professional wrestler and actor Kinji Zeniya (銭谷 欽治), Japanese badminton player
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The Story of Kinji
Kinji first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1927, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1927, when 5 Kinjis were born — ranking #4,210 that year. As of 2026, Kinji ranks #4,210 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Kinjis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kinji
Kinji is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1927 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Kinji's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #4,210. Use the chart and map above to compare Kinji's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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